The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-16

Middlng fair .......................l 1914
Gooa nloullng ...'''..''.'...... y 1915
Mddling. 80. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 95k
Low mluuling. ..............-....... "a
Good ordinary. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT $50
Ordinary e. ....... .............. 81
Sea Lsldnd-The market continues dull and in
buyers favor. We quote:
Common Georglas ...............I >,...,.,
Common Floridas.... ............ 'o'''"ai
Meaiun a. '''''''''''''''''''. Si1sgS2
Medium Observation-Disclosures. % 012215
Fine. .,......................g q G12312
Extra fine. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .23lS0l24
RIcE-The market was quiet but steady at I'M
changed prices The Board of Trade reports
the following official quotations. Small job
lots are held at 1s014c higher:
Fair ............,.... ........ ......41s65
Coco 1900 '...'''.'...'...........5 zs45A
Prime ......................... .5ss@516
Rough
Tide water ....................s1 15@1 30
Country lots. ................... 95@11 10
NAVAL SToREs-The market for spirits tur-
pentine opened firm. There were sales of so
barrels At the Board of Trade on the opening
call the market was reported firm at 35S4c bid
for regulars, with no sales AT the closing call
it was firm, with sales of so casks at S6c for
regulars. Rosin-The market was quiet but
steady. There some demand. AT the Board
of Trade on the first call the market was re-
ported steady, at the following quotations: A,
B, @, D 4 and 9212c G 97i6c@Sl 90. II 81 0215,
IS1 10, 81 35, NJ 81 so, N 81 20, window glass
81 30, water white 81 s.. At the last call the
market was unchanged, with sales of 235 barrels.
FINANcIAL-Money is in great demand, with
the supply ample.
Domestic ETchdn0e-Easy. Banks and bank
ers are buying sight drafts at "a per cent dis
count and selling at Is per cent discount to par
Foreign ErchGnge-The market is dull but
steady Commercial demand, 81 81; sixty days.
81 re; ninety days, 81 IN; francs, Paris and
Havre, commercial, sixty days, S. %; Swiss,
S. 2S1S; marks, sixty days 941s
SEcURITIEs-The market is lifeless, but partly
because the offerings are so light.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atlanta 6
per cent long date 1903 bid, ITO Asked Atlanta
per cent, lis bid 121 asked; Augusta per
cent long date, 107 bid, 10 asked Augusta Us
long date, 108 bid, 40 asked; Columbus 5 per
cent, 100 bid, 105 asked; Macon per cent,
III bid, liz asked; new Savannah per cent,
January coupons 102 bid, 1925 asked; new
Savannah per cent, February coupons, 1919
bid, 1924 asked.
102 asked; Georgia new 413s, LOG bid, 1861
asked; Georgia per cent god quarterly cou-
pons, 1855 BID. 1861 asked; Georgia z per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1896, 100
RoiIroad Stocks-Central common, ex-divi-
dend 1885 bid, 100 asked Augusta and Savannah
per cent guaranteed, ex-dividend 129 bid,
132 asked; Georgia common, 1876 bid, 1876
asked; Southwestern per cent guaranteed,
ex-dividend 1a416 bid, 1951a asked; Central &
per cent certificates, ex-interest 80 bid 100
asked; Atlanta and West Point railroad stock
10Y bid, 100 Asked Atlanta and West Point 6
per cent certificates ex-interest 100 bid, 102
asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage 6
per cent interest, coupons October. Ill bid,
112 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
July, maturity 1897 III bid, 112 asked;
Central consolidated mortgage per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1898,
1l04 bid, III asked; Georgia railroad IS, 1897,
JOG bid, 10S asked; Mobile and Girard second
mortgage Endorsed per cent, coupons January
and July, maturity 1889, 1O4 bid, 105 asked;
cent Endorsed by Central railroad, los bid,
100 asked; Marietta and North Georgia first
mortgage, so years, per cent, 10ON bid, 10l16
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first
mortgage, 1IOlS bid, 1111b asked; Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta second mort
gage, 100 bid, 1lOz3 asked; West
dorsed per cent, 1O0 bid, 10Y asked; South
Georgia and Florida indorsed 11s bid, 40
ASKED; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage, ia bid, 116 asked; Augusta and
1l216 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and South.
ern first mortgage guaranteed, 115 bid, 116ls
asked; Gainesville, jefferson and Southern not
per cent bonds, guaranteed by Central
Jefferson and southerna second mortgage
guaranteed, 1l3 asked; Columbus and
Rome first mortgage bonds, indorsed by Cen
trail railroad, 106 bid, 107 asked; Columbus
and Western per cent guaranteed, 100 bid,
40 asked; City and Suburban railway first
mortgage per cent, 101 bid, los asked.
Bank Stocks-Nominal Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, 1873 bid, POP asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 100 bid, 165 asked; Sa-
vannah Bank and Trust Company, SO bid, SO
asked; National Bank of Savannah, 100 bid,
121 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Com
pany, 10Y bid, 10S asked.
Gas Stocks3Savannah Gas Light stock, ex-
dividend, 20 hid 2OI5 asked; Mutual Gas Light
stock, 20 bid, % asked
BACoN.-Market firm and advancing; demand
good; smoked clear rib sides, 91sc; shoulders,
6f.XrC a tod ole Ish . 81 aar
Slsc; bellies, SIC; shoulders, none; hams, 13c.
BAGGING AND TIEs-Market steady. We
quote: Bagging-24 ns, e@s14c; 2 lbs, .73S@
nc; f34 MS 7@714c, according to brand and
quantity Iron ties-Arrow and other brands,
none; nominal, 81 % per bundle, according to
brand and quantity Bagging and ties in retail
lots fraction higher.
BUT-ER-Market steady; choice Goshen, zoe;
gilt edge, 22@25c; creamery, 25@e6c.
Characterization, 13c.
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand. We
CoFFEE~The market is higher We quote:
Fancy, re; choice. 21c: prime, 2O1Gc; good, 20c;
fair 1870: ordinary, 1890; common, 1Sc.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, evaporated, 111ac;
peeled, 7lbc. Peaches, peeled, 20c; unpeeled,
5@7c, Cunants, &C. Citron 25c.
Day GooDs-The market is firm; business fair.
We quote: Prints, 4@l6c. Georgia brown shirt
ing "a, 41fc; rs do, SIC; A. brown sheeting,
61ac; white osnaburgs s16@91sc; checks, $40
&c; yarns, e5c for best makes; brown drillings,
OI8@711c.
FIsH-Light demand on account of nigh
prices. = We quote full weights Mackerel-No.
l., $40 00; No. 8, half barrels, nominal, 81 000
50; No; 9. S. 80 Herring-No. 1. 2oc; scaled,
2ac. Cod, 5@sc.
FRuIr-Lemons- Demand ught-we quote:
So 0Oan3 So Apples--Northern, SO oo94 %.
Fl oUR-Market firm: demand moderate We
choice patent, s5 35@5 rs; family, 81 1904 60.
Corn-Market very firm; demand
light; Wequote: White corn, job lots, nc; car
load lots, zoe; mixed job lots, zoe; carload lots,
Gsc. Oats steady, demand good. We quote;
Mixed oats, 4Sc: carload lots 46c. Bran, 81 %.
Meal, 6719c. Grlst, per bushel, T19c.
HAY-Market very firm, with fair demand;
stock ample. We quote job lots: Western,
VI 10; carload lots 81 90; Eastern, none; North
ern. none.
HIDES, Wool, ETc.--Hides- Market dull; re-
ceipts light; dry flint. 1011c; sailed, Sl2c; dry
butcher, 7l5c Wool-Nominal receipts light;
prime in bales, 23@25c; burrs, 100l5c. Wax,
1Sc. Tallow, 304c Deer skins, flint, zoe; sailed,
l6c. Otter skins, 50c@S4 90.
lRoN-MarEct firm; Swede, 414@5c; refined,
274c.
.LARp-Market steady; in tierces, 7zsc; so h
tins Sc
LIME, CALcINEp PLASTER AND CEaENT-Ala-
bama lump lime is in fair demand and is selling
at 81 30 per barrel; Georgia. 81 30 per barrel;
calcined plaster 8! s. per barrel; hair, &c;
Rosendale cement, 81 50; Portland cement,
LrouoRs-Full stock; steady demand. Bour-
bon, 81 5005 80; rye, 81 5006 90; rectifed,
81 GOAL IS. Ales unchanged and in fair de-
mand.